Why isn’t the term “white trash” considered offensive?

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Sure, not a nice term at all, but if you were to substitute the word white for any other race/color such as “black trash”, “yellow trash”, etc. it would sound wayy more offensive and I would imagine be led with some public backlash! Yet I see the term “white trash” thrown around in some casual conversations, tv shows, and pop culture with not much afterthought.

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It will get your post removed from FB as “hate speech”, so there is that. That said, in 2016, my family did a “white trash” birthday party for my mom’s 60th birthday celebration. It was a very tongue on cheek way of celebrating our very specific heritage and how far we all have come. It was an excuse to throw down with a bon fire, bbq, liquor drinks, big hair, blue eyeshadow and so on. I kinda feel like anyone offended by the term has never lived the life.

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